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OH YEA..... I forgot to tell you in that reply that the valve moves freely. I had thought about that in the past and checked it out. I cant wait to start on it.

Over the last few weeks, I have been changing gears on my direction with this car. I just wanted it to be a nice, well thought out driver, and I wanted to get a mild 318 for it and ditch the six. However, the car is only original one time, and its gone forever once you mess with it. Since I feel satisfied that the engine is the original, I don't want to be the one that takes a car pushing pushing 48 years old away from its stock form.

So, Im starting to think that I may just sink a little money into the 6, make it sound better, and raise the power potential a bit, leaving the original drivetrain alone. I might live to regret spending that much money on a slant for no more power than its capable of, but it's probably better for the car to leave it original.

I am thinking the aussie speed intake with dual dutra duals would make the engine bay look pretty nice, take better advantage of that brand new 350 cfm carburetor, and add some noticeable motivation to the car. When I've gathered these parts as money allows, I will pull the head and get it worked by a friend who happens to build 800+ hp BBC engines for his drag cars. Then I will replace the cam with a grind more appropriate for the parts. I'll be into the completed project for less than $1500, intake & exhaust are not going to hurt the value like a non original engine would, and I think I can live with that